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worsesome

worsesome adjective: characterised or marked by deterioration, decline, or worsening; inferior, contemptible; (by extension) troublesome or annoying.

Adjective

worsesome (comparative more worsesome, superlative most worsesome)

  1. (informal, rare) Characterised or marked by deterioration, decline, or worsening; inferior, contemptible; (by extension) troublesome or annoying.
    • To pile guilt on top of trouble, the worsesome twins, after hearing what he'd said to Benita, had asked if he thought they looked like cockroaches.2020, Constance Burris, Black Beauty
    • When four minutes passed and nobody came to the door, Antson looked at his watch, mumbling, "Damn, I suppose to be headed to my whip. But I'm stuck messing with this shit. Worsesome ass guest."2022, Carlos Dotson, Target 10

Forms of worsesome

comparativemore worsesome
superlativemost worsesome

Origin of worsesome

From worse + -some. Possibly influenced by or a corruption of worrisome.

Questions about worsesome

What does worsesome mean?
Worsesome means characterised or marked by deterioration, decline, or worsening; inferior, contemptible; (by extension) troublesome or annoying.
What part of speech is worsesome?
Worsesome is an adjective.

Words near worsesome in the dictionary

  1. worsenings
  2. worsens
  3. worser
  4. worserer
  5. worserest
  6. worsesome
  7. worsest
  8. Worsey
  9. Worsfold
  10. Worsham
  11. Worshams

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